Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A Military police vehicle blocks traffic in front of the Station Telephone Office while MPs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel responded to a call that a ?suspicious package? was left in the telephone office parking lot here Aug. 1. - A Military police vehicle blocks traffic in front of the Station Telephone Office while MPs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel responded to a call that a ?suspicious package? was left in the telephone office parking lot here Aug. 1.

Standing tall with his family, Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Hester, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Headquarters operations chief and native of Tucson, Ariz., enters a turning point in his Marine Corps career by entering the Enlisted Commissioning Program. He leaves for Officer Candidate School September 7. - Standing tall with his family, Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Hester, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Headquarters operations chief and native of Tucson, Ariz., enters a turning point in his Marine Corps career by entering the Enlisted Commissioning Program. He leaves for Officer Candidate School September 7.

Prakai Parsons, IronWorks Gym recreation attendant and Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, native, polishes gym equipment before service members begin their morning workout. Parson?s two years of outstanding customer service has earned her the 2007 Front Line award from the Armed Forces Recreation Society. - Prakai Parsons, IronWorks Gym recreation attendant and Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, native, polishes gym equipment before service members begin their morning workout. Parson?s two years of outstanding customer service has earned her the 2007 Front Line award from the Armed Forces Recreation Society.

Col. Michael A. O?Halloran, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer and State College, Pa., native, receives the guidon from Col. Michael A. Dyer, former commanding officer and native of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, during a change of command ceremony on the flight line here July 25. - Col. Michael A. O?Halloran, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer and State College, Pa., native, receives the guidon from Col. Michael A. Dyer, former commanding officer and native of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, during a change of command ceremony on the flight line here July 25.